Illan Meslier warms up for Leeds
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Mark Smith
Mon 1 June 2026 11:10, UK
Illan Meslier is destined to leave Leeds United this summer.
The goalkeeper is out of contract at Elland Road in June and failed to play a single minute of senior football last season for the Whites.
After being dropped towards the end of the Championship-winning campaign, consistent mistakes eventually caught up with Meslier under Daniel Farke.
Karl Darlow replaced him and has kept his place for the majority of this season, despite the new competition of Lucas Perri at Thorp Arch.
Meslier will leave Elland Road and was seen emotionally sitting on the turf by himself after the final home game of the season against Brighton.
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It won’t be the only long-standing exit from the Premier League this summer, either.
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There was a time when Meslier was linked with some of the biggest clubs in the Premier League, but that seems a long time ago.
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Liverpool could have been one of them, and a huge summer of change is coming at Anfield.
Not only was Arne Slot sacked over the weekend, but Andy Robertson, Mohamed Salah, and now Ibrahima Konate will move on, too.
The Reds celebrated Konate with his final goodbye, and Meslier was a keen observer.
Meslier will likely know Konate through their French connection, and the goalkeeper liked the Instagram post of his emotional farewell to Merseyside.
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Sam Byram and Alex Cairns are also out of contract at Elland Road this summer, but the latter is likely to sign another contract, given his status as a homegrown player.
Byram has admitted he would like to play consistent football before retiring, so that rules him out of staying at Elland Road.
The defender got his farewell appearance off the bench against Brighton, and it was made that much sweeter by his role in Dominic Calvert-Lewin‘s late winner.
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Byram and Meslier are likely to leave then, but they could be joined by some permanent exits too, like Willy Gnonto.
Leeds have already received interest in Gnonto, and if they can make money ahead of the new SCR rules coming into the Premier League, they could take it.
Then there comes the deadwood like Joel Piroe, Largie Ramazani, Max Wober, Jack Harrison and many more, with the 49ers needing a brutal streak if they want to kick on in the Premier League.
Either way, it’s a huge summer of change coming.